It Is Rocket Science

By the time they're seniors, members of the Class of 2010 will be able to graduate with a degree in aerospace studies. Students have been studying about space and flight at WPI since the late 1920s, first under the "Aero Option" and currently in the aerospace program, a concentration within the Mechanical Engineering Department. With the addition of a program director, a new faculty member, and a handful of additional courses, expectations are that the program's review in 2006 will result in full accreditation. With the new major, WPI becomes one of just 61 universities, including MIT, RPI and BU, that already have aerospace degree programs and who compete for students interested in aircraft, aircraft design, and space science and engineering. WPI's Air Force ROTC program will benefit as well since it will be easier for students to complete requirements on campus.

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